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ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 90 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM 64 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: There’s nothing we can do to help the boys, _________?
A. is there B. isn’t there C. can we D. wasn’t there
Question 2: The more I tried my best to help her, ________ she became.
A. less lazy B. the more lazy C. the lazier D. lazier
Question 3: Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.
A. probability B. ability C. possibility D. responsibility
Question 4: I have lost one of my gloves. I _________it somewhere.
A. should have dropped B. may have dropped
C. had dropped D. must have dropped
Question 5: When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling / watched B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching D. had called / watched
Question 6: -"Let's have a pizza." -"__________"
A. Not again B. It doesn't matter C. It’s a good idea D. Not really
Question 7: The foundation of all other branches of mathematics is arithmetic,_____science of calculating with
numbers.
A. is the B. the C. which the D. because the
Question 8: Phil: You really have a beautiful dress, Maggie!
Maggie: Thanks Phil. That’s a nice ______.
A. complexion B. comfortable C. compliment D. completion
Question 9: “I hear Tom’s always been a bit of a problem” “Yes, he’s the _______ of the family.”
A. lone wolf B. black sheep C. lame duck D. red bull
Question 10: At first sight I met her. I was impressed with her _______

A. big beautiful round black eyes B. beautiful black big round eyes
C. beautiful big round black eyes D. beautiful round big black eyes
Question 11: The exercise was ___________ for the pupils to do.
A. very difficult B. so difficult that C. too difficult D. such a difficult
Question 12: Would you mind __________ me a hand ?
A. give B. gave C. to give D. giving
Question 13: Our visit to Japan was delayed _______ my wife's illness.
A. because B. because of C. thanks to D. though
Question 14: Never before _______ such a wonderful child.
A. I have seen B. I had seen C. have I seen D. I saw
Question 15: Before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, many people died ___
A. infected with simple bacteria B. from simple bacterial infections
C. infections were simple bacteria D. infecting of simple bacteria
Question 16: _______ , the results couldn’t be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard B. No matter how hard he tried
C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried
Question 17: _________ I ask Martha for a date and she laughs at me?
A. What should B. What if C. What would D. As if
Question 18: I believe that judges should be independent _________ the government.
A. to B. from C. with D. on
Question 19: He had spent ____ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. a large number of C. a great deal of D. many
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 20: The pupils haven’t done their homework, what is too bad.
A B C D
Question 21: George hasn’t completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t too.
A B C D
Question 22: There are many frequently mentioned reasons why one out of four arrests involve a juvenile.

A B C D
Question 23: The foreign student advisor recommended that she studied more English before
A B
enrolling at the university.
C D
Question 24: Physical therapists help patients relearn how to use their bodies after disease or
A B C
injure.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from others.
Question 25: A. loves B. cooks C. joins D. spends
Question 26: A. weighed B. laughed C. helped D. missed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 27: A. tendency B. difference C. importance D. incidence
Question 28: A. police B. between C. student D. discuss
Question 29: A. experience B. certificate C. enthusiasm D.interviewer
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
THE LATE, LATE FLIGHT TO LONDON
Passengers travelling on a flight from Washington to London were in (30)_____ a very long wait. They had
already been waiting eight uncomfortable hours to take off, only to be told that the flight was (31)_____ even
further. The cabin crew advised passengers to take pillows and blankets from the overhead lockers in (32)_____
to sleep inside the airport terminal. Many passengers (33)_____ their tempers and fights broke out. People
shouted and (34)_____ information. A number of the staff panicked and called airport security guards. A
(35)_____ lucky passengers were put on alternative flights, (36)_____ about 100 others spent the next day in the
airport. Many people missed connecting flights and would be delayed for several days. First- class passengers
were (37)_____ fortunate. They were put (38)_____ in luxury hotels and provided with food and drink. Other
passengers had to be content with vouchers for a meal, as the airline staff were not able to find hotels with

(39)_____ free rooms to accommodate them. One woman carried a silver horseshoe for luck. As she said, “I
didn’t work this time!”
Question 30: A. for B. at C. on D. with
Question 31: A. late B. retarded C. delayed D. behind
Question 32: A. case B. order C. so D. turn
Question 33: A. mislaid B. lost C. missed D. wasted
Question 34: A. asked B. applied C. demanded D. took
Question 35: A. few B. number C. couple D. little
Question 36: A. evenB. despite C. in spite D. although
Question 37: A. still B. many C. much D. more
Question 38: A. up B. off C. out D. about
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Question 39: A. much B. enough C. too D. a lot
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following the questions.
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe,
recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the
environment. Recycling means finding was to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling
movement is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes
and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually
paper, a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are
wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products.
When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more
resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily
repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product
with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the
throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After
customers, empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles,

wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts
of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have
relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and
used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum
can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans),
they help save one of the world's precious resources.
Question 40: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. how to reduce garbage disposal
B. what people often understand about the term 'recycle'
C. what is involved in the recycling movement
D. how to live sensitively to the environment.
Question 41: What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase 'sensitive to the environment' mean?
A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D. responding
Question 42: People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT____.
A. buy high-quality product B. buy simply-wrapped things
C. reuse cups D. buy fewer hamburgers
Question 43: Why is it a waste when customers buy low-quality products?
A. Because people will soon throw them away.
B. Because they have to be repaired many times.
C. Because customers change their ideas all the time.
D. Because they produce less energy.
Question 44: The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_________
A. meaning B. value C. belief D. reference
Question 45: What best describes the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
C. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.
Question 46: The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because_____.

A. people are ordered to return bottles. B. returned bottles are few.
C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic. D. each returned bottles is paid.
Question 47: The word 'practice' is closest in meaning to_________
` A. drill B. deed C. exercise D. belief
Question 48: What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
A. Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings. B. Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil.
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C. Aluminum cans and spent motor oil. D. TV sets and aluminum cans.
Question 49: The energy used to make a can is________ the energy used to run a color TV set for 3 hours.
A. as much as B. less than C. not worth being compared to D. more than
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following the questions.
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This
is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions
have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising
the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much
research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the
same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal
emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for
example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as
Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea ,
and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can
recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There
are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so
called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses –
especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly.
Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people’s behavior.
From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial

expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces. This
evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human
emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to
appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry
different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by
sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise.
Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean
embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
Question 50: According to the passage, we respond to others by _________.
A. observing their looks B. watching their actions
C. observing their emotional expressions D. looking at their faces
Question 51: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether ______.
A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.
B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
Question 52: The word “ evolved” in line 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. reduced B. increased C. simplified D. developed
Question 53: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ____________.
A. lacked many main ingredients
B. researchers on universal language
C.researchers who can speak and understand many languages
D.investigators on universal emotional expressions
Question 54: Smiles and frowns __________.
A. are universal expressions across cultures
B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C. are not popular everywhere
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D. have different meanings in different cultures
Question 55: The biggest difference lies in __________.

A. how long negative emotions are displayed B. how intensive emotions are expressed
C. how emotional responses are controlled D. how often positive emotions are shown
Question 56: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______.
A. control their emotions B. display their emotions openly
C. conceal their positive emotions D. change their behaviour
Question 57: Young children _______.
A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions
B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions
D. take time to control their facial expressions
Question 58: The phrase “ this evidence” in line 24 refers to _________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions
B. human facial expressions
C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions
D. the fact that children can control their feelings
Question 59: The best title for the passage is ________________.
A. cultural universals in emotional expressions
B. ways to control emotional expressions
C. review of research on emotional expressions
D. Human habit of displaying emotions
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 60: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the
ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted B. as well as C. unless D. instead of
Question 61: In English, the subject precedes the verb.
A. comes first B. comes before C. be in front D. comes after
Question 62: Please, Uncle Jack, give me a piggyback!
A. a ride on someone back or shoulder B. a small bag
C. people who arrived to settle in Bangkok 2000 D. a black big

Question 63: To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as well as some
important information about yourself.
A. what you have experienced B. your bio data and special qualities
C. your own qualities in real life D. what you have earned through study
Question 64: The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed B. expect more C. do better D. treat better
WRITING
Part 1.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the sameas the sentence printed
before it.
Question 65: I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
gI haven’t
Question 66: If I won a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
gWere I
Question 67: Working so much will make you tired.
gIt is
Question 68: “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
gThe boy apologized
Question 69: Even though the team played well, they lost
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g Despite …………………………………………………………………………………
Part2. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a famous person that you admire most.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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THE END
Key for writing:
65. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
66. Were I to win the lottery, I’d give up my job.
67. It is working so much that will make you tired.

68. The boy apologized for not finishing the assignment
69. Despite of the fact that the team played well, they lost / Despite the team ‘s good performance, they lost
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